THE THREE LITTLE PIGSAND

THE THREE PIGSComparison by Stacie Lawless

The Three Pigs and The Three Little Pigs are both picture books, which are different

versions of the same folktale. Both are very entertaining stories. The Three Little Pigs is a good classic, and it is also enjoyable to read a

spoof off the original version, such as The Three Pigs. It depends on the style you enjoy!

In fact, just read them both for more amusement!

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

The Three Little Pigs is the original picture book of the common folktale and was retold (written) by Joseph Jacobs .

The version I found was published in a collection of stories called The Colorful Storybook in 1941. However, printed versions were from 1886.

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

In the original version, the three little pigs build

houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. The big, bad wolf

blows down the first two houses, but is unable to blow

down the third house. It has a well-developed story line

with dialogue.

"Little pig, little pig, let me come in."

"No, no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin."

"Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your

house in."

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Three different settings for the pigs with different storylines.

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The Three Pigs was written and illustrated by David

Wiesner and was published in 2001. Using the same

folktale, he created a new and different version of The

Three Little Pigs.

The story begins similar to The Three Little Pigs. The

pigs gather straw, sticks, and bricks and builds their

houses. The wolf comes along and literally blows the first

pig entirely out of the story.

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Adventure quickly unfolds with cinematic flow,

shifts of perspective, and even an uncanny sense of

humor. This is definitely an interesting twist and

shift from The Three Little Pigs, one which David

Wiesner does a wonderful job achieving.

The visual side of the story also is taken to a new

level. Dialogue balloons and text exerts make for

even a more intriguing and exciting read!

THE THREE PIGS

THE THREE PIGS